June 21, 2008

Egg Salad With Dill

This egg salad comes from The Silver Palate Cookbook. I made it first probably 20 or so years ago and it's been my favorite egg salad ever since. Please note...this is probably only the third time I've ever made it!

Since this is the only egg salad recipe I've ever made I can't really tell you if it's the best. I only know I like it much better than most of the egg salad I've ever ordered in a deli or restaurant. Most of the egg salad I get is a bit on the 'dry' side, where I would call this a more 'wet' version.

I used the Cut-N-Seal from Pampered Chef to make these cute little sandwiches. You really need some soft bread for this to work so I usually try to find a loaf of fresh white Wonder Bread. This time I used some "whole grain white" bread and I wish I had gone back to the Wonder Bread. You waste a LOT of bread doing this but I think it's so worth it as the presentation is pretty cool (I made these for a friends baby shower many years ago). I filled these up a bit to much and the first two or three I made had egg salad squirting out the top. Even the photographed ones have more than is really needed. The actual sandwich comes out to be about 2 1/2 inches across. Of course the egg salad can just be put between two layers of regular bread. The cookbook says it works really well on black bread. It also tastes pretty good just spooned from the mixing bowl...not that I would ever do that of course.

I'm going to use this as my entry for The Weekend Cookbook Challenge which this month is being held by Mel's Diner. You are supposed to use a salad recipe from one of your cookbooks. This is my first foray into the Weekend Cookbook Challenge and I'm excited to see what other salads folks come up with. I'll post about the roundup which should be around the end of June.

Do be aware if your husband is anything like Mr. L, they will try to see if they can put a whole sandwich in their mouth at one time. I can't tell you exactly how many of the sandwiches this recipe makes as we were eating them as we made them and I barely had enough egg salad left to give to my mom!

LOLOL, Keith WOULD try and put a whole thing in his mouth, when I read that I died! Too bad we don't live closer sounds like he and Mr. L would have fun eating all the goodies you make! And I love that you have made this 3 times...hehe, I think I will try this one soon, sounds yummy!

Yum, egg salad! I just mentioned to my daughter earlier today that we should boil some eggs. I've got one of those sealers; I'd forgotten about it until I saw your picture! I suspect both my son and husband will try to shovel the whole thing in in one bite! I consider myself warned! I'll be munching on this tomorrow!

A salad is a mixture of foods that include vegetables and fruit, this salad makes a dish low in calories and rich in nutrients and also provides us with satiety. These qualities make the salad a plate full of benefits:

I was introduced to the Silver Palate Cookbook by a very small lunch spot just off Michigan Avenue
in Chicago via this wonderful egg salad! That was nearly 30 years ago! I suddenly had a craving for some and discovered that I could not find the correct Silver Palate Cookbook! I have 2 others, but not the one this recipe is in!
Now to get the ingredients so that I can make some!

Oh, I must add this bit of celebrity gossip to this note! The little deli was on the lower level of a highrise apartment building and some of the apartments were used by various actors and actresses while performing at nearby theaters. Well! I was really surprised one day while have lunch in my favorite spot --- Shelley Winters was sitting at a table in the cramped little area at noon and I did so feel very sorry for her assistant! Let's just say she was three sheets to the wind!

As I was making this today, yet again, I thought you should know how much I've enjoyed this recipe, and wanted to thank you! I discovered it on your blog a couple years ago when looking for recipes made with dill, and I've loved it ever since. It has become my very favorite egg salad recipe!